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For those interested, here is the screen shot of the SKA788 box. So good to finally see it myself.
Sorry the picture is so large.
That documentary was really good. I had no idea about Kubrick before this. I mean i have only seen Eyes wide shut but from seeing these clips, I am familiar with many of his earlier works. Such an interesting man. This is just another reason why this riddle is so much fun.
I am getting to the point where the answer to the riddle is not important any more. I have learnt so much through this, it has been a worthwhile journey. I am sure that is what ANBA wants, for us to enjoy the journey and learn something. I have done that.
PS. I confirmed today that i will be going to a studio to film some game footage and to get interviewed about the Trials HD riddle... ANBA will also do a skype interview for it.. So excited!
I will post a link to the episode. I guess it will be in 3-4 weeks time?
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That's really good news Shady, you're going above and beyond mate.
Just like the article I'll be waiting on this with baited breath
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Ditto on the learning new things while researching this. It's been worth just reading about these things!! Well done again Shady.
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Woah that's insane!Originally Posted by FatShady
Good work dude.
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I just wrote to the archive where the Kubrick boxes are to ask if they would tell me what is in box 788. I doubt it is relevant but I want to know now.
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So.. too late to make any sense... but.
1. I already got a response back from the Kubrick archive, but the boxes are not in use any more, so SKA788 does not exist. All the contents have been moved and stored elsewhere... I will still try and find out what was in there.
2. Here is a brain dump for you that a friend game me. its after midnight and i gotta be up in 6 hours for work!
The discovery of the constant 'e' itself is credited to Jacob Bernoulli. There are a series of numbers called 'Bernoulli numbers' and the recipricol of the 6th number is 42.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_(mathematical_constant)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli_number
Sorry I really dont know what im talking about here and its late, but thought id share all the same.
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Here is the e-mail i sent back and forth regarding the contents of the Kubrick Box.
Original e-mail:
My name is [FatShady]. I live in Australia so I am unable to visit the Kubrick archives. I will not go on about my reasons (happy to elaborate if need be), but i would really like to find out what is contained within the specific box labled SKA-788 from the Kubrick archives. This box has another number crossed out (SU-122 I think) and then it was replaced with the abovementioned code.
In short, I am working on a riddle that used this specific box as a clue and would really appreciate any information on the boxes contents. If you are able to provide any information on the contents of box SKA-788 that would be very helpful.
Response:
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 15:10:55 +0100
Subject: RE: SKA-788
Thank you for your email. I will look into this, but first it might be helpful to have some more information about your enquiry. The reference number you mention (SKA-788) was the reference used for numbering the boxes as they moved from the Kubrick Estate to the Archive Centre here at the University of the Arts (a way of keeping track of the boxes). So I am curious as to where you obtained this reference number? This might help us find the box in question. Most of the archive has been repackaged, and as these SKA numbers were just used for the physical move of the boxes from the Estate to us, they were not re-used by us - the collection has a new set of reference numbers. So, if you could tell us how you came about this number, it might be of help. Also, if you could tell us any further information (e.g. about the 'riddle'), or what kind of material you suspect is in it, it might give us clues as to where the box might be. Though it might be the caase that the box has been repackaged already, in which case we would not be able to give you an answer.
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Duty Archivist
University Archives and Special Collections Centre
University of the Arts London
London College of Communication
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Thank you so much for the response.
The riddle I am investigating can be seen in detail here. I wrote this article a few days ago. It is connected to a video game but hopefully you can appreciate that this is not childs play.
Here is a link. Even just skimming over the images you will get an idea of the scope of this riddle.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/07/the-trials-hd-riddle/
As for the box, the specific box was used as a clue in the above riddle. After watching the documentary Stanley Kubricks Boxes, this particular box is seen at the very end of the feature. Here is a screen capture of it being loaded into the trucks on its way to the archive.
http://i51.tinypic.com/2z6cuc9.jpg
To be honest, that is all I know. The more I think about this clue (the box), the more i suspect that the clue is simply leading is to Mr Kubrick rather than the specific contents of this box. Unfortunately my own curiosity has me wondering now. I have no information to provide about the contents of the box im sorry. I was hoping there would be a log of the original receipt of the boxes with even a brief description of the contents?
I really appreciate your time in assisting with this.
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Seems like we're finally figuring out how these clues link together. I still don't see the question and answer we're supposed to find, though.
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Last reply from Kubrick archive
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I have looked at the still from Stanley Kubrick's Boxes, and can tell you that the box in question probably contains several smaller boxes (the standard ones he used to store his papers etc).* We do not know the contents of that specific box - as I said before, the SKA-788 is simply the number used to count and keep check of the boxes during the move and the box being the 788th (this number was not written by Kubrick).* It is a very simple and*a standard practice with all archive insitutions when moving a collection.* Please note, that at this point the archive was not catalogued.
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Sorry if this has been mentioned before, I just came across it while reading the Leonardo Da Vinci Wiki.
Leonardo illustrated a book on mathematical proportion in art written by his friend Luca Pacioli and called "De divina proportione", published in 1509.
I'm looking into the connection between The Voyager golden record and Lenardo's notebooks Jenkki mentioned a while back.
